⚱️⚱️⚱️How Spain lost a huge part of its male population in the 16th century chasing a myth. 😱🇪🇸⚰️
Driven by tales of El Dorado 🏙️✨💰 — a golden city hidden deep in South America 🌎🌿🐍 — thousands of Spaniards 🇪🇸⚔️ joined deadly expeditions 🚢🌋, dreaming of riches 💎🪙.
They faced jungles 🌴🦜, diseases 🤒🦠, hostile lands 🗡️🌪️… and most never returned. 💀🕯️🪦
The result? Entire villages 🏘️😢 left without men 🚫👨. A nation weakened by gold fever 🤯💸. All for a place that never existed. 🏜️🫠
El Dorado was the most expensive myth in Spanish history. 💸📜📉